[UCLA Department of Musicology, Distinguished Lecture Series, 8 April 2008] In the early 1980s, Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) often comprised joyous praise-oriented songs and introspective, singer-songwriter pop songs. Generally, this type of music was geared towards existing Christians, but it … Continue reading Not Just for Praise or Proselytizing: Sociopolitical Critiques in Christian Hard Rock and New Wave, 1977-84